Contract - CFA-2022-0189

CFA is seeking the ongoing supply (no replacement program required) of approximately 24,000 pairs of structural firefighting boots over the term of the contract (inclusive of extensions), certified to AS/NZS 4821:2014 Protective footwear for firefighters – requirements and test methods (EN 15090:2012, MOD), Type 2 – Class I.

Initial contract term is for four (4) years with optional two (2) x two (2) year extensions at CFA discretion.

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NOTE:  Lodgement of Samples and Test Reports

             Refer ITS A.1 Section 6 for details on where to deliver RFT SAMPLES & TEST REPORTS due prior to 2:00pm, Friday 27th January 2023.

Tender e-Lodgement;

• Invitees must provide an electronic copy of Part D of this Invitation - The Offer in the requisite Microsoft Office format.
• Where an Invitee's policy is to provide PDF electronic documents only, PDF copies must be provided in addition to the requisite Microsoft formats.
• If providing manuals, these must be relevant, current and live.  These must be submitted in electronic format only, which may be Adobe PDF or Microsoft Word formats.  Diagrams may be provided in the requisite Microsoft Visio format.
• Invitees must not provide links to websites.  Any relevant peripheral information should be provided in Part D of this Invitation – The Offer.
• Please submit your tender response well before the tender closing time, allowing time to upload or re-upload if required. It is the invitee’s responsibility to ensure sufficient time is given to upload tender responses.  Commencing document upload two (2) hours prior to the closing time is highly recommended. 
• Please check the receipt issued by Buying for VIC/Tenders VIC carefully to ensure all files have been uploaded. If you have not received a receipt from Buying for VIC/Tenders VIC, your submission has not been loaded correctly and you must resubmit your tender response prior to the closing date and time.
• If the tender lodgement has taken more than 15 minutes to process, we recommend restarting the upload session.
• If you are inactive on the ‘Submit Electronic Response’ page for more than 30 minutes you will time out, refresh this page and log in to Buying for VIC/Tenders VIC again to submit the tender response.

What should you do if you experience issues loading your Tender onto Buying for VIC/Tenders VIC;

• Only alphabetic characters a-z, A-Z, numberals 0-9 and full stops are acceptable file names. The file pathname should be no longer than 90 characters. The total file size of the tender response been uploaded should be no more than 100 MB in a single batch

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• If you continue to find any difficulty uploading response then please call Tenders VIC Helpdesk on 86832932 who will be able to log your upload issue (please leave a voicemail message if there is no answer)
• If the TendersVIC Helpdesk cannot rectify your upload issue, please contact the CFA Tender Administrator on (03) 8822 8039 or at [email protected] requesting acknowledgement of your upload issue (do not email tender submissions without Administrator approval).  Contact must be made before the closing date and time for your request to be considered.